Rick Folbaum Biograghy
Rick Folbaum is an Emmy-nominated American journalist currently working at WGCL. He anchors the CBS46 News at 4, 6 & 11 pm and CBS46 News at 9 pm on Peachtree TV. Before joining the station, Rick worked at CNN International as an anchor.
He grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and graduated with a Bachelors’s degree in Broadcast Journalism at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He is the husband to Kelcey Folbaum and a father of 5.
Rick Folbaum Age
Rick was born on August 5, 1969, and grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He is 51 years old in 2020.
Rick Folbaum Height
He appears to be quite tall in stature. His height is around 6 feet 3 inches(Approx 1.9 m). However, Rick’s actual height is not disclosed yet. This will be updated once we have the information.
Rick Folbaum Family
Rick and his wife Kelcey were blessed with five children: Dylan, Summer, twins Chase and Harlowe, and son Cash. However, there are no more details regarding his family disclosed yet.
Rick Folbaum Wife
Rick is married to Kelcey Folbaum and conceived 5 children together. Despite being a public figure, he likes keeping his personal life affairs private. However, there is no information regarding his wife disclosed to the public
Rick Folbaum CBS 46
Rick began his career as a writer in the MSNBC as part of their launch team. He joined CBS 46 replacing the departed soul, Thomas Roberts as an anchor. He covers the CBS46 News at 4, 6, 11 p.m, and 9 p.m at Peachtree TV.
While still working at CBS 46, he covered the newscast live from Orlando for several days after the horrific event of the Pulse Nightclub massacre. He received an Emmy award for Best Team Coverage together with his colleagues.
Before joining CBS 46, he was a foreign correspondent and an anchor at Fox News Channel. He worked with the Tv Network for more than a decade anchoring and reporting breaking news such as the “Miracle Hudson” in 2009.
Rick also covered events such as the U.S. invasion by Iraq and the explosion of the space shuttle in Colombia in 2003. He co-anchored all live coverage news in the Fox News Channel from the debate, election night, and party convections.
When he was still working at FOX 5 WNYW in New York as an anchor, he won Emmy Award in 2008 for his reporting on the memorial ceremony in Lower Manhattan Early when he was still new in the journalism field, he worked in the newsroom at WOR-AM in New York City and covered the first World Trade Center attack in 1993.
Rick Folbaum CBS 46 Colleagues
Shon Gables – Anchor
Tracye Hutchins – Anchor
Meghan Packer – Anchor
Gurvir Dhindsa – Anchor
Alicia Roberts – Anchor
Rick Folbaum Leaves CBS Miami
Rick leaves Miami after working for 5 years as the primary anchor at CBS O+O WFOR and he anchored live massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in 2018. In 2017 Rick was ranked best for a shooting spree at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and CBS Miami’s special coverage of Castro’s funeral day. He received an Emmy nomination.
Rick Folbaum Salary
He has been working with different media houses for quite some time. This is evident that Rick receives a massive salary. His average salary is $75,000 per month. However, the actual figure is not shared with the public.
Rick Folbaum Net Worth
Having worked for more than two decades in the Media Industry, Rick is able to accumulate a decent future for himself. His net worth is over $1 Million. However, the actual figure is still a mystery to the public.